Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) is expected to handle more than 6,400 flights and more than 1.03 million passengers, during China’s National Day holiday 2024, according to officials at Daxing District.
Chengdu, Shanghai and Guangzhou are the most popular domestic destinations for passengers at PKX, while their international destinations are mostly in East and Southeast Asia, including Tokyo and Singapore.
The peak flow is expected to occur on October 1 and 7, with more than 1,000 flights and more than 160,000 passengers being handled on those days. The peak outbound traffic occurred on September 29, and that of inbound traffic will be on October 6 and 7.
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-09-30/Daxing-Airport-expects-over-1-m-trips-during-National-Day-holiday-1xk3XMqP3Rm/img/3ee4b10e57754c30b88edf5590c389cd/3ee4b10e57754c30b88edf5590c389cd.jpeg' alt='Information board at Beijing Daxing International Airport, September 1, 2024. /CFP'
For foreign travelers visiting China, PKX has been optimizing the payment environment. Beijing Pass card payment has been implemented at PKX. The card can be used to purchase subway and bus tickets.
The culture and tourism departments have been promoting the integration of tourism with culture, sports, commerce and agriculture, and have been launching diversified, personalized and high-quality products.
It is estimated that in the first three quarters of the year, the number of domestic tourists will reach 4.29 billion and the tourism expenditure will reach 4.32 trillion yuan (about $616 billion), an increase of 16.8 percent and 17.1 percent year-on-year, respectively, which is close to the peak level in 2019. The number of inbound tourists in the first three quarters is expected to reach 95 million, a year-on-year increase of 55.4 percent, recovering to 93.4 percent of the same period in 2019.
The booming tourism not only enriches people’s lives, but also boosts market confidence and drives consumption growth in transportation, accommodation, catering and retail.
(Cover: The terminal at Beijing Daxing International Airport. /CFP)
